The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-08-13

governs niIlSeli accordingly. MOI
satisfied with this he undertakes
to govern his neighbor so as to
compel hun to act as he thinks he
ought to act in regard to what he
himself says is matter, or ques-
tlon of individual conscience, or
morals. Samuel j. TIlden, being
asked his opinion upon prohibit
tory legislation said, "sueh legls-
lation springs from a misconcep-
tlon of the proper sphere of gov
ernment. 1t is no part of the
duty of the State to cocrce the in
dlvidual man except so far as his
conduct may affect others not ie-
motelv, and consequentially, but
by violating rights which leglsla-
tion can recognize and undertake
to protect. The opposite princi-
pie leaves no room for individual
reason and conscience, trusts noth-
ing to self culture, and substitutes
the wisdom of the Senate and AS
sembly for the plan OF moral
government ordained by Provi-
dence. To,day while il demo
cratic party is in favor of sobne-
ty and good morals, it disowns u
system of coercivc legislation
which cannot produce them, but
must create many serious evils,
which violates constitutional guar
antees, and sound principles of
legislation, lnvades the rightful
domain OF the individual judgment
and conscience, and takes step
backwards toward that barbarian
age when the wages Of labor, the
prices of commodities, a mans
food aud clothing were dictated
to him by government calling
itself patenal." According to
Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, Sey-
mour, TiIden and others who
might be quoted and ] might say
common sense, Prohibition is at
variance with democracy.
1t is claimed that 1t Is the duty
of all church members to advocate
and vote for Prohibition. The
object sought to be accomplished
by Prohibition, is to deprive men
OF the liberty Of committing the
SIN of drunkenness, and as Sam
Jones tells MS to save those who
do such things, from being march
cd down to hell and damnation.
Paul tells US, "Now the work of
the flesh are manifest which are
these, Adultery, fornication, un>
cleanness, lascyiousnass, idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emu
lation, wrath, seditions, heresies,
STRIFE, enyyings, murders, drunk
enness. revellngs. and such like,
OF the which | tell you before, az
| have also told you in times past,
that they which do such thing.
shall not inherit the kingdom Of
Goo" Gen. Lee said, Vduty j
the grandest word In the EnglIsl
language. 1t always represents
an integral thing. You cannot
divide it into fractional pats, Sc.
lect and perform one of these part,
and say you have performed youl
duty. To be acceptable with Go,
duty must be wholly performed
If Won deprive man of the libert,
OF doing drunkenness. one of til,
works of the flesh, you will hav,
performed just one seventeenth
part Of your duty according to tn,
above enumeration. If you arr
going to perform by prohibition
by ridding the country of whisky
ono part at time / think 1t i
high time you were beginning Il
consider which you will banlsI
from the country the men, OF thu
women, in order to rid US of tn,
sins of adultery and fornicativn
In 1912, the society of the Son
of Temperance was organized il
this country. Soon after its or
ganlzation the opinion began I,
spread rapidly that it was th,
means to rid the world of red
nosed drunkards, aud put in theil
places red-nosed angels. Rev
Edward P. Humphreys, d. ID.
of Louisville KY, in an articl
: entitled "The Bible and Temper
, auce, which was written in ad
, yocacy of this society. said, "tota
abstinence is the means, by ex
, ample, of saving others from III
sin of intemperance. Total alb
stinence as the rem edy. this alb
stinence placed on the ground 0
5 Christian prudence as to ourselye
and Christian charity as to othe
| men, this is the true sclIpturs
} doctrine" Rev. Thomas o. Sum
] ners, d. d., of Charleston, .. {
{ in writing upon the same subject
/ IN which he took the same ground
said, eve are not at liberty
apencles In themsoIves in,,,rone,